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Purchasing a business is a big decision – and it’s important that you’ve thought through all of the details ahead of time. Here are five particularly important questions to consider. As always, we highly recommend that you speak to an experienced business attorney who can help you evaluate the specifics of your transaction before you […]

Just like any other business, your law firm needs an operating agreement. Perhaps the biggest danger of failing to have an operating agreement is that without one, default state regulations will govern the business, sometimes with unintended consequences. One of the most critical things an operating agreement does is to define the structure of the

Your business needs an operating agreement. But what should your operating agreement define? Below are several essential issues that must be addressed in your agreement: Ownership division. Is the percentage of ownership of the business based on financial contributions or other factors? And is this percentage of ownership directly reflected in the pay each partner

Getting your new company off the ground? The first step from a legal standpoint is formally registering and structuring the business – but don’t stop there! (Many business owners DO stop there… and end up regretting it.) There are a number of additional legal documents which should be created, even though they aren’t required by

What is a pre-paid legal service? The term can mean several different things. A pre-paid legal service can be a consortium of lawyers who’ve banded together to offer discount legal services. It can be a plan that offers simple legal forms drawn up for a modest fee, or it can provide access to a database

Starting your own business isn’t for the faint of heart. Building a business from the ground up requires vision, leadership, and endless amounts of energy. It requires a great deal of time and often a great deal of money. And there’s no guarantee of success. That said, building a successful business is incredibly rewarding. It

In 2013, the Florida Legislature unanimously adopted CS/SB 1300, a rewrite of Florida’s limited liability company statute. It completely overhauls Florida’s current LLC act. This revision was made in an attempt to keep Florida competitive with the rest of the country, hopefully retaining LLCs that might otherwise have left Florida. The Act became effective on

Every business needs a legal strategy. What you need to determine is whether you would prefer to make a small investment in preventative legal work or wait until you’re facing a lawsuit or dispute requiring ten times the amount of work (and fees). What sets the Trembly Law Firm apart is that we actively seek